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Whole grain bread "Pizza"

Spread grape seed oil on bread add your favourite organic tomato sauce, garlic pd, sea salt, grated goat cheese. Toast it till golden brown, my kids love it.

Swiss chard

You do not have to boil the chard, it will take out the vitamins.
Lightly sauté with your fav oil and garlic, no more than 5 mins.

Support of Bone Health

With its very good supply of calcium, its excellent supply of magnesium, and the vitamin K it provides in amounts six to eight times higher than the Daily Value (in just one boiled cup), chard provides standout bone support.

Although many people have already learned about the connection between minerals like calcium and health of bones, the role of vitamin K in support of bone has not received nearly as much media attention. Vitamin K1 helps prevent excessive activation of osteoclasts, the cells that break down bone. Additionally, friendly bacteria in our intestines convert vitamin K1 into vitamin K2, which activates osteocalcin, the major non-collagen protein in bone. Osteocalcin anchors calcium molecules inside of the bone. All of these vitamin K-related mechanisms point to the importance of vitamin K-rich foods for bone health. In our World's Healthiest Foods rating system, the percent DV provided by chard in just one boiled cup allows it to rank fourth highest among all 129 World's Healthiest Foods. (It's amazing 716% DV is only exceeded by kale, spinach, and collard greens.)
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=16#nutritionalprofile

CTONICS bioactive organic hair tonics

To Educate not Medicate

Julian has taught me allot of what I know about foods and health, he is amazing read his story.
Dr. Julian & Saska Neil's five year old Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) daughter, Gitane, has mastered the monkey bars and rings. Dr. Neil is the Director of Health for the National Association for Child Development (NACD.org), the leading International organization in creating cognitive and nutritional programs that enable children to reach their full potential.

http://drjulianneil.com/videos/nacd

Julian Neil, Ph.D. is a Spiritual Psychologist, Naturopath, Iridologist and a Yoga Master, practicing in Los Angeles and specializing in the mind/body/spirit healing of all illnesses. Dr. Neil has been privileged to have the teachings of Holistic and Naturopathic medicine, Yogic science, and, finally, Shamanic wisdom personally bestowed upon him by many of the world’s leading masters. Dr. Neil has taught, lectured, and studied in countries around the globe, and continues to travel the world, bringing ancient and modern technologies and remedies to his healing practice. One cornerstone of his practice is the belief that the intrinsic, holistic, intuitive and nourishing healing of nature functions effortlessly, and spontaneously once one has removed obstruction or resistance. True harmony with nature then becomes established in the profound knowledge of the true...
Check out the info under Health....

http://drjulianneil.com/

Great Vitamin packed Snacks

 

Buy Organic Sulfur free air dried fruits.
It is always best to put your dried fruit in water, and eat them that day.
When you eat dehydrated fruit your body will rehydrate them and take water from you.
Either drink lots of water or rehydrate them before you eat them.
Read below, "the proof is in the pudding".

QUESTIONS: DRIED FRUIT, OVEREATING, AND FERMENTED FOODS

by Tom Billings
Q: Are the enzymes destroyed in the process of drying fruit? What about the effect of drying on water and oxygen? Are rehydrated, dried fruits as good as fresh?
A: If fruits are sun-dried, their enzyme loss will be minimized, provided the fruit is not heated above 118 degrees F. If they are dried in a kiln or (forced air) drier, above 118 degrees F, the loss can be worse. Some dried fruit is preserved with sulfur dioxide - best to avoid that and get dried fruit with no preservatives.
The purpose of drying is to reduce the water content, and as water is a good vehicle for oxygen, oxygen levels may be reduced. Rehydrated fruits, by most criteria, are not as good as fresh. However they are an alternative to fresh when fresh is not available or too expensive. It is a good idea to rehydrate dried fruit, as it may cause gas if not rehydrated.


http://www.living-foods.com/articles/qadriedfruit.html

Real food daily / No GM foods

Welcome to Real Food Daily

Where your time is precious and your health is priceless.
Real Food Daily is the premiere organic vegan restaurant in Los Angeles. With two California locations in Santa Monica and West Hollywood, Real Food Daily continues to draw crowds who enjoy delicious, balanced meals made with fresh organic ingredients. RFD attracts the someday to the everyday vegetarian, celebrities and trendsetting young eaters with sophisticated palates and the mature diner seeking gourmet health supportive cuisine.

Yin Yang salad is my fav
beet, carrot, apple, ginger, lemon juice is my fav

http://www.realfood.com/

The 88 - Coming Home

Canned foods, please label BPA free cause I just ate my salad with your tuna wholefoods.

BUT why does it not say BPA free? Are they scared to label it BPA free cause then they can be sued for false advertising. This way it's not labeled and we have to just trust in out products. Bullshit! We, as consumers, need to see it in writing to trust you. When we buy Organic we pay more cause the way it was grown. Why should we pay more for a trader joes or wholefoods can of tuna versus a ralphs or stop and shop can of tuna? Pay the 2.2 cents more for BPA free cans and we will buy it. We live in a corrupt world. We need things in writing to trust you.

 TJ's customer relations reveals that canned corn, canned beans, canned fish, canned poultry, and canned beef at Trader Joe's are all packaged in BPA free cans. However, any other products that contain corn or beans or fish, etc. and other items - for example in soups or chilis - are not in BPA free cans, the company said. No labeling here, either.

Here's a startling, almost amazing fact. Eden Organic has been canning beans since 1999 in BPA (bisphenol-A) free cans. For a decade. Concerns about BPA keep mounting - in January the FDA reversed its 2008 stance to say it was "concerned" about BPA and recommended limited exposure. So why don't all food manufacturers follow Eden's lead? It's a persistance problem, says Eden's Sue Becker. And, of course, a money issue - BPA-free cans are available, but they cost approximately 2.2 cents more (14%) than cans with standard BPA epoxy liners. More recently, at least six other foods have been switched to BPA-free

 TJ's customer relations reveals that canned corn, canned beans, canned fish, canned poultry, and canned

beef at Trader Joe's are all packaged in BPA free cans

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/03/7-bpa-free-canned-foods.php

PURE RAW buckwheat honey

The darker the honey the more packed with vitamins and minerals. Get a jar from your local farmers market. Put honey in your tea, coffee or on your toast. When my kids have a sore throat and are coughing I give them a tablespoon of this honey it soothes their cough, instead of giving them artificial cough syrup.

The Queen bee makes Royal Jelly

I get it for $12. It's a tiny jar at my local farmers market, where ever you buy it make sure it is pure, eat a 1/4 teaspoon everyday and mix in into your night cream. I have a friend who mixes it with a little raw honey and sleeps with it on her face. I would do a small skin patch test before putting it all over your face if you have  sensitive skin.

An Excellent Source of Nutrients

Biochemically speaking, royal jelly is very complex. It is a very rich source of proteins and contains eight essential amino acids, important fatty acids, sugars, sterols and phosphorous compounds as well as acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is needed to transmit nerve messages from cell to cell. Too little of this compound makes individuals prone to Alzheimer's disease. It contains gamma globulin, known to stimulate the immune system and fight off infections. "Royal jelly is an excellent source of nutrients and is gentle to the system," says Steve Schechter, M.D. Royal jelly contains vitamins A, B-complex, C, D and E. It is particularly useful for its B-complex contents, including B1, B2, B6, B12, biotin, folic acid, and inositol. Royal jelly is high in the B vitamin pantothenic acid, recognized for its ability to reduce stress levels. It also supplies the minerals, calcium, copper, iron, phosphorous, potassium, silicon and sulfur.

Promotes Youthfulness, Skin Beauty and more
Although royal jelly has been traditionally known to prolong youthfulness and improve the skin beauty, evidence indicates that this substance increases energy, alleviates anxiety, sleeplessness, moodiness, memory loss, and bolsters the immune system.

Researchers at Valhalla, New York, have found that royal jelly contains a complex compound that stimulates glands and normalizes the reproductive systems of both men and women and acts as a natural hormone. Other studies have shown that chickens, pigs, roosters grew larger, lived longer, and showed greater fertility and became more sexually active after being fed royal jelly.
Royal jelly is also rich in nucleic acids, RNA and DNA. Gelatin, another significant component, is one of the precursors of collagen, which is another component of royal jelly. Collagen is an anti-aging element that keeps the skin looking smooth and youthful.

Calcium Rich

Coral Calcium
 is one of the most copious minerals found in the human body. Whenever the person suffers from calcium deficiency, a lot of illnesses and diseases are sure to overthrow the immune system. Calcium is necessary to form and strengthen the teeth and bones. It is the mineral that is required for the transmission of the signals in the nerve cells, for blood clotting, and for muscle contraction. Calcium sets the immune system into its perfect shape to ensure bone health. One of the best sources of this mineral is none other than coral calcium.

Almonds
Almonds contain more calcium than any other nut, and they are also good sources of fiber, folic acid, magnesium, potassium and protein.
Incredibly versatile for both savory and sweet dishes, almonds lend a rich flavor and dimension to a variety of recipes. I like to keep a small airtight container of finely ground almonds in the refrigerator for use in baking recipes,such as tart doughs, cookies and breads, for adding texture to the breadings or crusts of meats, poultry and fish, as well as just to sprinkle over oatmeal or cereal in the morning

Blackstrap Molasses
Blackstrap molasses is the darkest grade syrup that remains after refining sugar, which is done by boiling sugar into cane juice and then spinning the cane juice in a centrifuge. As the centrifuge cycles, the molasses becomes darker in color. The darkest and thickest variety, blackstrap molasses also contains the most minerals, such as calcium, iron and potassium, which are extracted from refined sugar in the refining process.
Blackstrap molasses is less sweet than other sweeteners and has a "bite" in its flavor, making it excellent for sauces and marinades as well as spiced baked goods.

Broccoli
High in calcium as well as iron, magnesium, potassium and vitamins C and E, this cruciferous vegetable is one nutritional powerhouse!
Cooking with broccoli is easy, as it is flavorful raw, lightly steamed, boiled or baked, and can be enjoyed on its own or in a variety of dishes.  

Salmon, with bones
While boneless salmon has some calcium, eating salmon with bones is an excellent, not to mention tasty, way to enjoy this fish. Salmon is also high in healthy Omega-3 fats and protein.

Leafy Green Vegetables
Dark leafy greens are excellent sources of calcium, including varieties like kale, mustard greens and spinach. In fact, kale contains more calcium per ounce than milk! Spinach has high amounts of oxalic acid which can inhibit the body's ability to assimilate the calcium, so it should not be eaten as a main calcium source all of the time. To increase the body's ability to absorb the many nutrients found in spinach, adding foods high in vitamin C helps to cancel out the effect of oxalic acid.
Dark leafy greens have the highest nutrient content raw or lightly steamed, and rarely should they be cooked longer.

Humans are the only mammals that continue to drink milk

It seems that the general consensus is that milk is good for you. From supermodels to professional athletes with milk mustaches, "milk does a body good." But does it really?
No, it doesn't! Milk is not meant to be consumed once we have been weaned. But we have these millions of cows around producing milk so what else are we supposed to do with all this excess milk except to pawn it off on the unknowing consumer? Milk, was created for the sole purpose of providing a newborn with quick access to nourishment to help in its development until it is ready for solid foods. Once a baby has been weaned there is no further need for milk. In fact, in all mammals, once an infant has been weaned, the mother stops producing milk. The only case where this is not true is with dairy cows that are forced to provide milk. In fact, once a calf has been weaned, a cow will not drink milk! We don't see wolves in the wild drinking milk, nor squirrels, nor rabbits. In fact, humans are the only mammals that continue to drink milk after they have been weaned! And we don't even drink human milk! We drink the milk from a cow! How preposterous! Why cows? Because they are large animals, docile, and they can produce lots of milk.
We could just as easily be drinking dog's milk, or cat's milk, or rabbit's milk. Except that you'd need a lot of cats or rabbits to produce enough milk to pour over your cereal or to make a half-gallon of ice cream.
In fact, cow's milk isn't even close to human milk when it comes to ingredients. Human babies are unique in that they require large amounts of linoleic acid. Mother's milk contains large amounts of linoleic acid. It helps baby's brain grow and helps the baby develop. Mother's milk has six to ten times the amount of linoleic acid! And to make matters worse, skim milk from a cow has no linoleic acid! So much for giving your baby a head start!
There are also marked difference in the protein and mineral content of mother's milk vs. cow's milk. Cow's milk has much more protein than mother's milk. This is because a calf needs to grow into a cow! A human baby needs to grow into a toddler, not a cow! In fact, cow's milk has three to four times more protein than a human baby needs. Cow's milk also have five to seven times more minerals than mother's milk. Again, that little calf needs to grow into a healthy cow or steer. Our little babies only need to grow into little children, not big heifers!
So milk is not milk! Nature designed milk to be animal-specific. Cow's milk is perfect for a calf to grow into a cow; cat's milk is perfect for her little kittens; dog's milk is just right for puppies; and of course, mother's milk is perfectly designed for little babies.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-NOT-Drink-Milk?&id=148374

Do you know what they do to your milk?

In the old days, when grandma and grandpa lived on the farm, the milk they drank was far different from the chemical concoction we call milk today. In those days, cows roamed free on the farm, eating natural grasses, and drinking pure, clean water. The milk was collected once or twice a day, by hand. Some of the cream was skimmed off the top for butter (again made by hand), and the rest was consumed as whole, raw milk. It was generally consumed by the family and perhaps offered for sale to the neighbors.
Today, we have huge mechanized dairy factories where cows are methodically fed chemical-laced food, injected with anti-biotics and hormones and milked by machines. The milk is loaded into huge diesel trailers and trucked to large milk factories where the milk from thousands of cows is mixed, processed, packaged, and trucked again to a store near you.

What impact does this have on your health? Well, actually quite a lot. The milk we are told to consume today is not-nearly as nutritious as milk in the past. All those chemicals and toxins floating in the milk “soup” we find in our supermarkets today, is not the pure milk our ancestor drink.

Packaging is also another problem. In the past, milk was taken from the cow, immediately placed in clean glass bottles (bottles washed by hand by grandma using natural soaps) and refrigerated immediately in a dark refrigerator. Today, milk is collected into huge vats with wide variations in temperature, pumped into tanker trucks, driven for sometimes hours to the processing plant, and then finally separated and packaged.

The type of packaging is important as well. Just recently, scientists are discovering that plastic containers (or plastic milk jugs) are actually harmful to the milk and to the people who consume the milk stored in plastic! Not only do poisonous chemicals leach from the plastic into the milk, but plastic milk containers allow light to pass through. Light is a natural enemy of milk! The exposure to light can actually oxidize the milk in the jug. And the light damage is not only caused by sunlight, but also by the fluorescent lighting used in the refrigerated section of the grocery store.

Exposure to light causes the milk to taste bad and causes a degradation of the vitamins in the milk. In fact, exposure to as little of five to fifteen minutes of sunlight can degrade the quality of the milk. And paper cartons are not immune to this light-induced oxidation. If the light is intense enough, oxidation can even occur in paper milk cartons.

We’ll explore the problems with our modern dairy practices in future articles. But for now, milk doesn’t necessarily do a body good.
http://www.dairytruth.com/2006/04/26/do-you-know-what-they-do-to-your-milk/

Got “The Right” Milk?

We’ve all heard the slogan, “milk, it does a body good” - but what kind of milk? While some milk is fine for some, many others, especially children are allergic or intolerant from their first drink. An estimated 30 million Americans have some kind of lactose (the milk sugar in all dairy products) intolerance, and more than 100,000 babies are thought to suffer from milk allergies.


Today many people are asking which milk is the best choice for their families and children. Some households have more than one kind of milk and milk alternative to satisfy different ages, dietary restrictions, and tastes. In addition to considering the various cow’s milk alternatives, many parents of children who can drink cow’s milk are buying organic brands to minimize the exposure of the hormone bovine somatotropin (bST) or recombinant bovine growth hormone (rbGH), which some pediatricians and nutritionists such as Robert Pastore, Ph.D suspect as an agent of premature development in children.


So what milk or milk alternative should you buy? Here are some options. And no matter which brand or alternative you try, choose those with fortified calcium, magnesium and vitamin B-12, which makes cow’s milk such a nutritional giant. Here are some cow’s milk alternatives:

Almond Milk

Not high in protein (only two grams per 8 ounces, as compared with 8 grams in cow’s milk) this naturally sweet beverage does have some beneficial fats and calcium. Because of the smooth and creamy texture it also works well for cooking and baking. Almond milk is not an alternative for those with nut allergies.

Goat Milk

Coat’s milk has only slightly less lactose than cow’s milk, making it an inappropriate alternative to those with intolerance. However it does have different proteins from cow’s milk, so may be a good choice for some with allergies. Goat’s milk is slightly sweet and salty with a fat level and consistency similar to whole cow’s milk.

Rice Milk

This is the least allergenic milk alternative, as it is suitable for children with milk intolerance and allergies. However it is lower in protein and much thinner in consistency than cow’s milk. Young children not getting enough protein from food sources, should not substitute rice milk.

Oat Milk

Oat milk is high in fiber however low in protein. Oat milk has a slightly sweet taste and light consistency. It is highly tolerated by most kids who have soy, rice and milk allergies. However it is not acceptable for children with celiac disease or other wheat and gluten intolerances and allergies.

BAD BAD BAD
Soy Milk

This is high in protein and the most popular cow’s milk alternative. If you’re a vegetarian, or if your baby has trouble digesting cow’s milk protein, the doctor may suggest a soy-based formula. Although between 5 and 30 percent of children with a cow’s milk allergy are also allergic to soy - thus it is not an option for everyone. Recent research and questions have arisen over soy’s phytoestrgen levels and possible link to interferance with children’s hormonal and sexual development. Some pediatrician’s caution not to give more than 2 serving a day to children.
http://www.dairytruth.com/2006/05/26/got-the-right-milk/

Swiss chard tomato soup

Food Allergies in Infants and Babies

 

This is my life she gives me purpose everyday.
When Madi was 1 she had eczema (after we introduced her to dairy), we went to doctors, specialists, blood tests, skin tests, and the natural tonics and weatern/eastern doctors. Madi has been on every drug/cream to control her itch/rash. One day i said i can't do this to her anymore and i started researching and reading and took her off all meds and just gave her whole foods and today Madi is much better, happy and healthy... She still has food/outdoor allergies but i just give her vitamins and keep her away those foods like milk, peanuts and soy (sometimes you have to let a kid be a kid and have free days to eat things like, ice cream, cookies, pizza), the older kids get the stronger there immune
 system gets to fight off there Allergies so say yes to organic whole foods and say no to putting chemicals and additives on or inside ur kids.

 Wednesday April 19th 2006, 8:41 pm
Filed under: Disease
By Lucky Balaraman

Is your baby susceptible to bouts of unexplained itchiness that you thought were merely a phase or skin sensitivity? Is her nose sometimes stuffy or runny? Is she cranky for no apparent reason and is she trying to tell you something?
Is emitting large quantities of intestinal gas a regular affair for your infant? Is his tummy a little more bloated than other kids’ and does he struggle to pass even soft stool or diarrhea?
If the answer is ‘”yes” to most of these questions, read on. Your baby might be dealing with a food allergy.
First of all, don’t panic. It’s not as serious as it sounds. Food allergies are a common problem amongst babies and adults alike.
There are many possible reasons for food allergies. Your infant could be allergic to cow’s milk or your child could be having some problems dealing with solids when you’re trying to wean him/her. Here are some possible causes for food allergies:
· Introduction of allergenic solids in baby’s diet before four months of age
· Allergy towards cow’s milk
· Allergy towards other foods like dairy products, fish, nuts, or wheat
· Heredity
· Enzyme deficiency which causes lactose intolerance
· In rare cases, a serious undetected illness or condition
Although food allergies in most cases are merely a nuisance and not life-threatening, parents still need to know the type of food or food group to eliminate from their baby’s diet. By avoiding, rotating the diet and playing food detective, we can minimize the discomfort and symptoms of food allergies as much as possible.
First, try to eliminate the following products from your infant’s diet.
· Dairy products
· Soy
· Egg (or at least white of egg)
· Wheat
· Peanuts
· Tree nuts
· Citrus fruits
· All types of food additives (reduce introduction of canned, packaged or ready-to-eat food)v · Shellfish
If you’re not sure whether your baby is indeed suffering from a food allergy, observe your baby very closely and monitor his/her diet to see if she is experiencing any of the following allergic reactions:
· Rashes on face or other body parts that are red and scaly
· Hives
· Swollen hands and feet, puffy eyes
· Dark circles under the eyes
· Throat soreness and tongue
· Sneezing, running or stuffy nose
· Wheezing
· Persistent cough
· Ear infection
· Red and scaly rashes around the anus
· Abdominal discomfort
· Diarrhea or soft stool
· Poor weight gain
· Bloating of the stomach
· Gassiness
· Fatigue, headaches
· Irritability, moodiness, hyperactivity
· Sore muscles and joints
If you’ve determined that your infant is, indeed, suffering from a food allergy, try substituting some of the allergenic foods with non-allergenic foods like apples, apricots, barley, beets, grapes, cranberries, mangoes and oats.
Other non-allergenic foods include asparagus, carrots, cauliflower, chicken, broccoli, lettuce, rice, safflower oil, salmon, sweet potatoes, rye and honey.
Food allergies, as mentioned earlier, are quite common among infants and can be dealt with easily. The most important thing is for us to detect them, minimize reaction and symptoms, get advice from a professional and eliminate the allergies’ immediate causes.
When it comes to baby care, one thing you don’t want to be is out of date. Insure yourself against obsolescence: read Magnificent Babies Magazine, edited by Lucky Balaraman, at http://magnificentbabies.com.
http://www.dairytruth.com/2006/04/19/food-allergies-in-infants-and-babies/

Dairy Truth

Say NO WAY! to WHEY!

Tuesday August 22nd 2006, 6:51 am

Filed under: Dairy Truth, Dairy, Disease

courtesy of Robert Cohen

After fat and casein are removed from milk, dairy processors are left with whey protein. Whey is composed of bovine blood proteins. Serum albumen. Lactalbumen. Dead white blood cells. Hormonal residues including estrogen and progesterone.

The body’s reaction to a foreign protein is to destroy that antigen-like invader with an antibody. For those individuals unfortunate enough to possess a genetic pre-disposition to such an event, the antibody then turns upon one’s own cells. That is what is known as an auto-immune response.

In the case of diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the body’s response to whey proteins is to attack the outer membrane protecting nerve cells, or the myelin sheath.

It has long been established that early exposure to bovine proteins is a trigger for insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Researchers have made that same milk consumption connection to MS. The July 30, 1992 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine first reported the diabetes autoimmune response milk connection:

“Patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus produce antibodies to cow milk proteins that participate in the development of islet dysfunction… Taken as a whole, our findings suggest that an active response in patients with IDDM (to the bovine protein) is a feature of the auto-immune response.”

On December 14, 1996, The Lancet revealed:

“Cow’s milk proteins are unique in one respect: in industrialized countries they are the first foreign proteins entering the infant gut, since most formulations for babies are cow milk-based. The first pilot stage of our IDD prevention study found that oral exposure to dairy milk proteins in infancy resulted in both cellular and immune response…this suggests the possible importance of the gut immune system to the pathogenesis of IDD.”

THE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS/MILK CONNECTION

The April 1, 2001 issue of the Journal of Immunology contained a study linking MS to milk consumption.

Michael Dosch, M.D., and his team of researchers determined that multiple sclerosis and type I (juvenile) diabetes mellitus are far more closely linked than previously thought. Dosch attributes exposure to cow milk protein as a risk factor in the development of both diseases for people who are genetically susceptible. According to Dosch:

“We found that immunologically, type I diabetes and multiple sclerosis are almost the same - in a test tube you can barely tell the two diseases apart. We found that the autoimmunity was not specific to the organ system affected by the disease. Previously it was thought that in MS autoimmunity would develop in the central nervous system, and in diabetes it would only be found in the pancreas. We found that both tissues are targeted in each disease.”

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Multiple sclerosis affects approximately 300,000 Americans. Two-thirds of those diagnosed with MS are women. Most researchers believe that MS is an autoimmune disease. Auto means “self.”

WHO DOES NOT GET MS?

It is interesting to note that Eskimos and Bantus (50 million individuals living in East Africa) rarely get MS. Neither do those native North and South American Indian or Asian populations who consume no cow’s milk or dairy products.

WHO GETS MS?

The British medical journal Lancet reported that dairy-rich diets filled have been closely linked to the development of MS. (The Lancet 1974;2:1061)

A study published in the journal Neuroepidemiology revealed an association between eating dairy foods and an increased prevalence of MS. (Neuroepidemiology 1992;11:304­12.)

MS researcher, Luther Lindner, M.D., a pathologist at Texas A & M University College of Medicine, wrote:

“It might be prudent to limit the intake of milk and milk products.”

Women are targeted by dairy industry scare tactics that offer misinformation regarding osteoporosis. Two-thirds of MS victims are women. As milk and cheese consumption increase along population lines, so too does an epidemic number of MS cases. The numbers add up. The clues add up. The science supports epidemiological studies.

Got diabetes? Got MS? The milk connection has been established.

Whey protein? Say no way!

http://www.dairytruth.com/2006/08/22/say-no-way-to-whey/



Natural way to prevent and aid in Depression and Anxiety

This is what I take everyday but always consult with your Integrative Holistic Doctor or Integrative psychiatrist..

1 a day EPA 400 and DHA 200
1 a day trader joes B-6-2mg/Folic Acid- 200mg /B12- 1,000 mg
1 a night 5-HTP 50mg

In any given year, nearly 20 million adults in the United States have depression. Most people with depression do not seek treatment, although the majority can be helped with treatment. The first step is to talk with your doctor, because depression is a serious illness that shouldn't be self-treated.

Folic Acid
Folic acid, also called folate, is a B vitamin that is often deficient in people who are depressed.
Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, fruit, beans, and fortified grains. It's one of the most common vitamin deficiencies because of poor diet but also because chronic conditions and various medications such as aspirin and birth control pills can also lead to deficiency.
Besides food, folic acid is also available as a supplement or as part of a B-complex vitamin.
Researchers at Harvard University have found that depressed people with low folate levels don't respond as well to antidepressents, and taking folic acid in supplement form can improve the effectiveness of antidepressants. For more information, read Low Folate and Vitamin B12 Linked to Depression.

Omega-3 fatty acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of good fat needed for normal brain function. Our bodies can't make omega-3s on their own, so we must obtain them through our diet.
Studies have linked depression with low dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids. In countries with higher fish consumption, such as Japan and Taiwan, the depression rate is 10 times lower than in North American. Postpartum depression is also less common, active components for depression are EPA and DHA
Folic acid, also called folate, is a B vitamin that is often deficient in people who are depressed.
Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, fruit, beans, and fortified grains. It's one of the most common vitamin deficiencies because of poor diet but also because chronic conditions and various medications such as aspirin and birth control pills can also lead to deficiency.
Besides food, folic acid is also available as a supplement or as part of a B-complex vitamin.
Researchers at Harvard University have found that depressed people with low folate levels don't respond as well to antidepressents, and taking folic acid in supplement form can improve the effectiveness of antidepressants. Low Folate and Vitamin B12 Linked to Depression.

5-HTP
5-HTP is short for 5-hydroxytryptophan. It's produced naturally in the body and is used to make the neurotransmitter serotonin. Although taking 5-HTP in supplement form may theoretically boost the body's serotonin levels, many experts feel there is not enough evidence to determine the safety of 5-HTP. It should not be combined with antidepressants unless you get your doctors approval.

Diet
•Reduce your intake of sweets
Sweets temporarily make you feel good as blood sugar levels soar, but may worsen mood later on when they plummet.
•Avoid caffeine and alcohol
Caffeine and alcohol both dampen mood. Alcohol temporarily relaxes us and caffeine boosts energy, but the effects of both are short-lived. Both can worsen mood swings, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
http://www.alternativemedicinehealthcare.com/peter-j-muran-md

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